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85 Oday 28 Main Sheet Traveler odaydokay at 9:18am 05.27.20 Bigger Boats 31/3783 This is the only feature I do not like about this boat. I have lived with it for many years but it i
Tired Cowl Vents? (1) sail sfbay at 9:18am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1546 Got tired cowl vents? What did you do to restore or replace yours? Below is what my PVC cowls look
Life and times of Phreatophyte; adventures in a damn fine pocket cruiser (3) seatane at 7:13am 05.27.20 Yamaha 5/1348 I intend to utilize the following posts to share some of my highlights, lowlights, and lessons learn
Different types of rope (2) gtg at 6:59am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1283 Been kept out of the sun. What is the super stiff rope for? Did the oil anchor rope for some reason?
Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide dfp51 at 6:42am 05.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/804 We purchased a Ez Glide system for our O'Day 28 and one thing has me puzzled. The system has loops
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 thg0724 at 5:04am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/493 Is there an intended spot for storing the cushion that covers the table when not converted to a bert
Broken Cable Railing Delawaredave at 4:21am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1542 Newbie / frugal / kludge master. Cable railing broke - at crimp fitting. Is is possible to repair
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Delawaredave at 3:53am 05.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3009 Hunter 27. Painting topside. They sell "non slip additive" - couple questions please: Does it wor
Fish in the raw water intake (1) Dr. D at 3:39am 05.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2299 Yesterday I was finally able to take the boat out for the first time this year, just to knock off th
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Bkmama at 9:28pm 05.26.20 AMF 18/9620
Error Bkmama at 9:03pm 05.26.20 Day Sailers 0/558 Error error
Crew Dragon Launch Time Weather (2) JamesG161 at 8:43pm 05.26.20 Weather and Forecasting 13/1746 The first time USA will launch 2 astronauts from American soil to the Space Station, since Space Shu
Bob and Bill's excellent Covid19 adventure (1) Jumpstart at 8:26pm 05.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/1064 One of my racing crew, relatively new to sailing, scored an unbelievable deal on a 1984 S2 9.2. Eba
Xantrex inverter not inverting TimFromLI at 7:23pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3145 I have a Xantex freedom 458 2000 watt inverter/charger that is on the fritz. When in invert mode it
First motor out in the ditch (2) Grotto at 5:43pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 7/779 Rigged and ready but blowing like stink elected to give the motor a stress test ran for 5 hours stea
Frameless fixed portlight removal stonybrookpictures at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 6/1053 I have a 22 MKII with frameless fixed portlights. One has a leak. Any instructions for removing? Pre
New stuffing box overheating bertram at 4:50pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4142 We recently removed our 13 year old PSS system on our Catalina 350. It didn't fit right and we're l
Anatomy of a hole (1) pclarksurf at 2:22pm 05.26.20 Catalina 22 10/1914 Strange but interesting-- I had asked a question previously about overdrilling/ potting the 1/2" hol
Been a busy May (6) cb32863 at 1:15pm 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/659 With racing put on hold until further notice, I have kept Seeker on the hard, aka driveway, for the
Motor Size? Christian Nally at 11:09am 05.26.20 Sirius 21/22 10/2815 What's the appropriate size for an outboard for the Sirius 21? Before I describe the size we have,

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Bottom Paint - the right way ? PNWE36 at 7:45pm 02.24.25 Hello, Lots of good advice here. I will add that if you have gone to all the effort of preparing th
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 02.24.25 Ask your insurance company
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY jssailem at 7:32pm 02.24.25 Ralph can sail. So can I, soon
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY Tally Ho at 7:14pm 02.24.25
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:57pm 02.24.25 Tensioning uppers and lowers as well as balancing forestry and aft rigging borders on being an art f
Bottom Paint - the right way ? Calif. Ted at 6:49pm 02.24.25 I usually get bottom paint in February because yard is less busy and it's our winter and I hate cold
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Calif. Ted at 6:22pm 02.24.25 tap the holes for slightly larger screws or fill holes with JB weld, drill and tap for original scre
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? jssailem at 6:01pm 02.24.25 You prefaced your profile with the term "NEWBIE". That alone would raise a red flag regarding tryin
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (2) jssailem at 5:43pm 02.24.25 We just had a hail storm blow over our home in Salem. Looks like a white blanket all over the yard.
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY kappykaplan at 3:45pm 02.24.25 Stay safe and warm, John.
Mast gate and repairs for C27 dlochner at 3:44pm 02.24.25 For a smaller boat like yours, take a look adding jacklines to the lower slugs which will eliminate
Traveller quote Morgan donor at 3:42pm 02.24.25 Garhauer made a custom traveler to fit my curved bridge. Added compounding to the main sheet blocks.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:37pm 02.24.25 I fabricated one out of fiberglass using the one I had as a template.
Bow, Eyebrow navigation lights. Night Watch at 3:35pm 02.24.25 Catalinadirect.com That's the "1st" place I "always" go to.
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 02.24.25 I had to replace the swivel head bushing in my NC-32 Profurl roller furler. The mast was down so it
Bottom Paint - the right way ? shemandr at 2:05pm 02.24.25 ... They charged me $2500... That's 2.5 Boat Units. Boat Units sound less painful. I wouldn't
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! Sunbird22358 at 2:03pm 02.24.25 We had 2 different 8' dinghies over the years that we had our CAL 21, for the first 6 seasons we had
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY (1) jssailem at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Here is what the Storm looks like around 2300 PST tonight. There are 40-plus knot winds in the Juan
Bottom Paint - the right way ? thinwater at 1:12pm 02.24.25 I do feel very fortunate to boat on the Chesapeake Bay, with hundreds of harbors and countless old-s
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? jssailem at 1:02pm 02.24.25 You would need to check the store. I believe there is one Wrap-around spreader unit in stock. You w

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